Table 5.
Uncertainty in Residual Estimate of Unauthorized Foreign-Born Population Due to Uncertainty in Underlying Assumptions (Standard Deviation Across 1,000 Iterations)
| Uncertainty in Residual Estimate Due To Uncertainty in: |
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| Year | Residual Estimate | Coverage Error | Emigration | Mortality | All Factors |
| 2005 | 11,713 | 1,778 | 1,342 | 11 | 2,200 |
| 2006 | 12,070 | 1,839 | 1,418 | 12 | 2,295 |
| 2007 | 12,220 | 1,887 | 1,495 | 13 | 2,380 |
| 2008 | 11,080 | 1,114 | 1,474 | 13 | 1,745 |
| 2009 | 10,591 | 782 | 1,516 | 14 | 1,568 |
| 2010 | 10,254 | 498 | 1,553 | 15 | 1,472 |
| 2011 | 10,229 | 484 | 1,632 | 16 | 1,548 |
| 2012 | 10,249 | 473 | 1,709 | 17 | 1,626 |
| 2013 | 10,301 | 458 | 1,785 | 18 | 1,702 |
| 2014 | 10,461 | 455 | 1,860 | 19 | 1,783 |
| 2015 | 10,577 | 445 | 1,933 | 20 | 1,861 |
| 2016 | 10,717 | 480 | 2,024 | 22 | 1,970 |
| 2017 | 10,800 | 515 | 2,140 | 23 | 2,100 |
| 2018 | 10,773 | 507 | 2,271 | 25 | 2,232 |
Note: Residual estimates are averages of 1,000 iterations wherein assumptions for coverage error, emigration, and mortality are randomly drawn from postulated distributions; the estimate for 2018 is 10.8 million. However, when assumptions are fixed at their mean levels, the estimate for 2018 is 11 million.